MIL OSI – Source: Green Party – Press Release/Statement Headline: Point England: An almighty mess in the making A special joint blog from Marama Davidson, Green Party social housing spokesperson and Eugenie Sage, Green Party environment spokesperson. A Treaty settlement, environmental planning, affordable housing, threatened native species and recreation spaces are all in play in […]

MIL OSI – Source: Ministry of Social Development 2 – Release/Statement Headline: Pacific Media Network and the Pasefika Proud campaign 08 March 2017.Statement from the Murray Edridge, Deputy Chief Executive Community Investment relating to Pacific Media Network and the Pasefika Proud campaign The Ministry of Social Development has today released documents under the Official Information […]

MIL OSI – Source: Green Party – Press Release/Statement Headline: Ruataniwha Redux: Defending Nature from the Conservation Minister Right now, Forest and Bird are in the Supreme Court defending a challenge from the Minister of Conservation, Maggie Barry. The Minister wants to remove the protected status of 22 hectares of Forest Park land in order […]

MIL OSI – Source: Green Party – Press Release/Statement Headline: Burning more gas shows system is broken How is it that New Zealand is supposed to be playing our part in the global mission to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions that cause climate change, yet Nova Energy is proposing to build more fossil fuel-burning power […]

MIL OSI – Source: Green Party – Press Release/Statement Headline: Electricity transmission pricing proposal – put it in reverse If you believe the tale some economists tell that we’re all rational individual profit maximisers navigating our way through the market of life you’d be very surprised to read a survey just out. A collection of […]

MIL OSI – Source: Green Party – Press Release/Statement Headline: The local impacts of new polluting power plant The view towards Mt Pirongia from a home that will be affected by the proposed power plant Today I met with locals living rurally near Otorohanga, south Waikato, who will be affected by Nova Energy’s plan to […]

MIL OSI – Source: Green Party – Press Release/Statement Headline: Greens call on Minister to “call in” new polluting power plant The Green Party launched a campaign on Friday to stop the proposed construction of a new gas-fired power plant in South Waikato that would increase greenhouse gas emissions, causing climate change. Nova Energy has […]